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2007 resolutions!

Saturday, December 30th, 2006
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A fantasy friend came to my dream and asked: Friend: So what are your new year resolutions? Reak: Resolutions? Aren’t those kind of things only for those who do not know what they’re doing? Friend: So you know what you’re doing? Reak: Err….at least I know what I’m saying… Friend: Then how about a wish? [...]

What are you doing this season?

Sunday, December 24th, 2006
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The season has come…the season has come. It’s the time when the winds blow from the north, when the temperature gets cooler, when the rice fields turn gold, when there is one famous word called “flesh blanket”, and when there is one big reason to go home earlier than usual. Why? Yes, it’s a season [...]

Snake Dream, a Khmer myth!!

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
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Snake, snake, what could an encounter with this deadly creature possibly bring any good luck? Well in Cambodia, impossible is nothing, at least in a dream. When a girl is getting chased by a snake in a dream, according to a popular Khmer belief or rather a myth, the time has come for the girl [...]

Cambodian Military Service: What it means to girls (and guys)

Sunday, October 29th, 2006
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So this is it, all Cambodian men aged 18 to 30 are now bounded by the new law to serve military service for a duration of 18 months. Wait wait wait…heard that the new law is still to be approved by the King. Will he or won’t he? Well, assuming that it will be signed [...]

Cambodia: the land of wonders?

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
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It came to my attention that as far tourism is concerned, each country has come with unique slogan to promote its country image which I think is a very effective way to portrait a country image in the eyes of tourists. Here are some of them: Malaysia, truely Asia! Incredible India. South Korea, Seoul far, [...]